Since a bird flu epidemic began infecting some U.S. dairy herds, health officials have cautioned that drinking raw milk could expose humans to the virus, adding to the list of potentially fatal ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC. ... That virus — clade 2.3.4.4b, ...

The bird flu virus can remain infectious in raw milk for over a day at room temperature and more than a week when refrigerated, according to a new, non-peer-reviewed research from a group of UK ...

The bird flu virus remains a wild card whose continued threat to U.S. poultry and egg supplies drives price increases and shortages while upping the ante regarding risk to human health.

Over the past three years, bird flu — caused by the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus — has extended its reach around the U.S. and across many species. The virus arrived in wild birds, but it has now ...

Bird flu has been circulating worldwide since the 1990 and was first detected in American dairy farms in March 2024. It had infected 70 people as of late February, and killed one .

How a bird flu pandemic could emerge 06:21. The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses ...

Yes, most cats in the U.S. and other areas where bird flu has been seen are in greater danger now that the weather is warming. More cats will get sick because they will be exposed to the avian flu ...

The federal government announced Wednesday that it is canceling a contract to develop a vaccine to protect people against flu viruses that could cause pandemics, including the bird flu virus that’s ...

Stay current—read over 1,100 news stories on bird flu’s evolving global impact. ... Roggero, P. F., & Calistri, A. (2024). Could H5N1 bird flu virus be the cause of the next human pandemic ...